Fingerprints has been in place at US CBP since 2001 or 2002. Facial has been rolling out since 2020 or so?

I don't understand why it's a problem when the EU does it too, especially since the whole world is so concerned about the EU's immigration problem.

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> Facial scans and fingerprinting will replace passport stamps across 29 countries in the Schengen Zone, including France, Italy, Spain, Greece, Switzerland, Iceland and the Netherlands.

> Border, visa and immigration authorities in the European countries using the EES can access your information, as well as law enforcement agencies and Europol.

> Travellers who refuse to provide biometric data will be denied entry into the territory of the European countries using the EES.

This is all making international travel less appealing. 